Melissa is a Registered Professional Counsellor Candidate with the Canadian Professional Counselling Association and holds a diploma in Applied Psychology and Counselling Specializing in Professional Counselling. She brings experience working in Churches, marketplace and Non-profit organizations where she has not only cared for and supported individuals but led and built teams that supported healthy relational dynamics. Melissa has 30+ years of experience in facilitating training and teaching adults in leadership, biblical application and spiritual freedom.
Melissa, along with her husband Tim, started a private practice (Foundations Counselling) in 2023 and has been working with Right Hand Support for 2 years working alongside the team to provide individual counselling to those who have experienced trauma as an adult or during their childhood. Melissa’s approach to counselling is person-centered and she works to hear what clients are saying and collaborates with them on goals they want to achieve through their time in therapy. Melissa also draws on psychodynamic styles in helping people to address and understand their family of origin in order to see patterns and behaviours that can be holding people back. Melissa has training and experience in grief counselling, depression and anxiety, dealing with life transitions, marriage and pre-marriage, domestic violence, and trauma-informed care. Her style is hopeful and accepting of people’s experiences.
